नीत

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नीत (nītá).

Pronunciation

Adjective

नीत (nīt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نيت)

  1. led, guided

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *niHtás, from Proto-Indo-European *niH-tó-s, from *neyH- (to lead). See नयति (nayati) for cognates.

Pronunciation

Adjective

नीत (nītá) stem

  1. led, guided, brought
  2. correct
  3. well behaved, modest
  4. gained, obtained

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नीत (nītá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नीतः
nītáḥ
नीतौ / नीता¹
nītaú / nītā́¹
नीताः / नीतासः¹
nītā́ḥ / nītā́saḥ¹
Vocative नीत
nī́ta
नीतौ / नीता¹
nī́tau / nī́tā¹
नीताः / नीतासः¹
nī́tāḥ / nī́tāsaḥ¹
Accusative नीतम्
nītám
नीतौ / नीता¹
nītaú / nītā́¹
नीतान्
nītā́n
Instrumental नीतेन
nīténa
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतैः / नीतेभिः¹
nītaíḥ / nītébhiḥ¹
Dative नीताय
nītā́ya
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतेभ्यः
nītébhyaḥ
Ablative नीतात्
nītā́t
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतेभ्यः
nītébhyaḥ
Genitive नीतस्य
nītásya
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतानाम्
nītā́nām
Locative नीते
nīté
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतेषु
nītéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of नीता (nītā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नीता
nītā́
नीते
nīté
नीताः
nītā́ḥ
Vocative नीते
nī́te
नीते
nī́te
नीताः
nī́tāḥ
Accusative नीताम्
nītā́m
नीते
nīté
नीताः
nītā́ḥ
Instrumental नीतया / नीता¹
nītáyā / nītā́¹
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीताभिः
nītā́bhiḥ
Dative नीतायै
nītā́yai
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीताभ्यः
nītā́bhyaḥ
Ablative नीतायाः / नीतायै²
nītā́yāḥ / nītā́yai²
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीताभ्यः
nītā́bhyaḥ
Genitive नीतायाः / नीतायै²
nītā́yāḥ / nītā́yai²
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतानाम्
nītā́nām
Locative नीतायाम्
nītā́yām
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतासु
nītā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of नीत (nītá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नीतम्
nītám
नीते
nīté
नीतानि / नीता¹
nītā́ni / nītā́¹
Vocative नीत
nī́ta
नीते
nī́te
नीतानि / नीता¹
nī́tāni / nī́tā¹
Accusative नीतम्
nītám
नीते
nīté
नीतानि / नीता¹
nītā́ni / nītā́¹
Instrumental नीतेन
nīténa
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतैः / नीतेभिः¹
nītaíḥ / nītébhiḥ¹
Dative नीताय
nītā́ya
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतेभ्यः
nītébhyaḥ
Ablative नीतात्
nītā́t
नीताभ्याम्
nītā́bhyām
नीतेभ्यः
nītébhyaḥ
Genitive नीतस्य
nītásya
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतानाम्
nītā́nām
Locative नीते
nīté
नीतयोः
nītáyoḥ
नीतेषु
nītéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀦𑀺𑀬 (niya)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻𑀤 (ṇīda)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀺𑀅 (ṇia)
  • Pali: nīta
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀻𑀤 (ṇīda)
  • Hindustani:

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